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Rectum Pain
I passed a very large and impacted stool 2 weeks ago and the next day had trouble sitting without a lot of pain. went to the doctor 4 days later and he said i had an inflamed rectum. prescribed a steroid suppository (5 days) and it was feeling pretty good but didn't feel 100% cured on the last day of the drugs. 4 days after the drugs were done, i called him to say I had seen some recovery but the rate of recovery had leveled off or reversed and was getting more sore again. I'm on 6 more days of suppositories and a cream. He wants to see me if it doesn't resolve in 10-14 days.
Q: My assumption is that an injury of this type would slowly resolve itself and not reverse course (get more sore) even without meds. Is this a valid assumption? Further, I'm worried if I have some underlying infection that will need other treatment like an antibiotic and the suppositories are addressing the symptom and not the root cause. Are there non-STD infections that could be to blame? If it could be a STD.... can a STD settle there if the only unprotected sex i've had is performing oral on one woman and one guy(and the timing is just a coincidence to the stool problem)? I have no other symptoms. I performed unprotected oral sex on a woman 7 weeks before the pain started. She had a neg STD test 4 weeks before this encounter. She's getting a new test. 18 months ago I did this with a guy who i dont know his status. Finally, are the STDs that can cause this the type of thing that are easily passed orally and is it possible this would be the only symptom?
I've never had anal sex and I don't use toys.
I have no other symptoms. My last test for AIDs was 6 months ago (insurance physical) and its negative.
Q: My assumption is that an injury of this type would slowly resolve itself and not reverse course (get more sore) even without meds. Is this a valid assumption? Further, I'm worried if I have some underlying infection that will need other treatment like an antibiotic and the suppositories are addressing the symptom and not the root cause. Are there non-STD infections that could be to blame? If it could be a STD.... can a STD settle there if the only unprotected sex i've had is performing oral on one woman and one guy(and the timing is just a coincidence to the stool problem)? I have no other symptoms. I performed unprotected oral sex on a woman 7 weeks before the pain started. She had a neg STD test 4 weeks before this encounter. She's getting a new test. 18 months ago I did this with a guy who i dont know his status. Finally, are the STDs that can cause this the type of thing that are easily passed orally and is it possible this would be the only symptom?
I've never had anal sex and I don't use toys.
I have no other symptoms. My last test for AIDs was 6 months ago (insurance physical) and its negative.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.
The only way that rectal inflammation can be related to STD is by direct inocuation of the anus or rectum. With the exception of genital warts and other HPV lesions, which can be transmitted by hands or by spread along the skin from the genital area, there would have had to be sexual activity involving your rectum. Such infections -- like gonorrhea, chlamydia, or rectal herpes -- are only seen in people who have had recetive anal sex, i.e. penile-anal contact, i.e. women of men having sex with men.
So assuming your sexual history is accurate, you can be sure no STD explains your rectal inflammation. That said, such inflammation isn't common merely after passing impacted stool. If the problem persists or you have other questions about it, you should return to the doctor treating you to be sure there isn't a potentially important underlying problem like ulcerative proctitis/colitis, Crohn's disease of the rectum, etc. But don't worry about STDs.
I hope this has helped. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
The only way that rectal inflammation can be related to STD is by direct inocuation of the anus or rectum. With the exception of genital warts and other HPV lesions, which can be transmitted by hands or by spread along the skin from the genital area, there would have had to be sexual activity involving your rectum. Such infections -- like gonorrhea, chlamydia, or rectal herpes -- are only seen in people who have had recetive anal sex, i.e. penile-anal contact, i.e. women of men having sex with men.
So assuming your sexual history is accurate, you can be sure no STD explains your rectal inflammation. That said, such inflammation isn't common merely after passing impacted stool. If the problem persists or you have other questions about it, you should return to the doctor treating you to be sure there isn't a potentially important underlying problem like ulcerative proctitis/colitis, Crohn's disease of the rectum, etc. But don't worry about STDs.
I hope this has helped. Best wishes-- HHH, MD
Many thanks. I will go back to see him in 10-14 days per his instructions.
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